Dealing with psychic attack by Zhahai Stewart      What to do if you think you are being attacked.             1 - Question if it is really either imagination, or coming from within      yourself.  Something may be trying to get your attention, but it may not be      external, and by focussing on an external "enemy" you may be missing the      point.             2 - Check to see if you are yourself inadvertently sending something out;      maybe someone is just reflecting some energy back!  Nothing is gained if you      get into adversarial mode in that case.  Many people have been taught that      reflecting is the proper response.             3 - Put up a grounding shield.  Ground it out, send it to the Mother who      can recycle the energy.  Grounding is usually taught to every student. If you      don't feel you can be a "conduit" safely, ground it by reflecting  it      downward to the Earth; that is a big target and easy to hit.  By  grounding      it out, you are protecting yourself, yet not being caught up in it.             What not to do.             1 - Figure out who is sending it and counter attack.  You might be wrong,      and may be starting a feud.  You might be right, but they may not realize      that they are "sending" so you may start a feud or cause unnecessary harm.      Even if you are right, you are escalating a feud, of which we have too many.      This is commonly discussed as a bad idea.             2 - Put up a reflective shield which will return the energy to the sender.      This is commonly discussed as a good idea, but we disagree.  We think this is      unwise.             For one thing, it is not necessary; if you can make an accurate return      reflection, you can certainly reflect it to Earth instead (where it can be      recycled).  There is no reason you should not be able to ground out more      energy than you can accurately reflect to the sender, if viewed properly.             For another, your accuracy in returning it may be less than perfect.  You      might hit close but not close enough; if you can't reflect it to earth, you      are going to have trouble reflecting it to an unknown person.             Sometimes this is discussed as if once you return it, the sender will just      stop; because they will awaken to what they are doing, or because the      returning energy will be too much to handle. The thing which is seldom      mentioned is that if the sender (assuming there is one) was consciously      attacking, they will likely already be prepared with their own mirrors, etc.      Great, if we put near perfect mirrors at each end and pump in energy, maybe      we can get a psychic laser effect; guess who is just on the other side of the      mirrors to catch the intensified leakthru?                                                                                         565       If they weren't aware of sending, they will probably just assume they are      being attacked and take countermeasures.  If they follow the 3 steps above,      fine, nothing is damaged.  But many of them will immediately think they  have      to put up a defensive mirror, or maybe worse (see below; they may decide to      teach you a lesson for attacking them).  Few people naturally respond to      perceived attacks positively (especially if they are in such a bad mood      already as to be sending without even realizing it).             Another serious concern is getting drawn into a unacknowledged feud by your       own weaknesses.  It is often agreed that one should reflect back exactly      what is received, without adding anything of one's own.  But the same people      who advocate that may use terms implying "returning it with enthusiasm".      There appears to be an easily tapped source of self-righteousness in most      people feeling attacked, and it is _very hard_ not to get drawn into      imagining, at some level, the satisfying effects of the energy going back to      the attacker; that draws one into a "counter-attack" even without realizing      it.  Grounding it does not.             Watch for yourself when people are discussing "returning to sender"; see if      there isn't very often a hidden desire for revenge or retribution lurking      there grasping for their "control panel" - and deflecting their normal      attempts at staying centered by claiming to do no more than is "justified".      Justified is not the question; self knowledge and balance are.             There is another thread which shows up often in discussions like these; the      need to "teach the sender a lesson".  In some cases, I have even heard this      justified as "protecting the community".  This way lies many... ....PRINT D did      the goddess give you an "agent of threefold return" marshall's badge, that      exempts you from any consequences "because you are just an agent"?  That      hubris is gonna teach some hard lessons, but the self appointed marshall may      be the major recipient.  It would be a little bit healthier to just shed the      self-righteousness and call it an ego driven feud.  "Teaching them a lesson"      gets filed under the pitfalls of righteousness, the ways that one's own      weaknesses seduce one.             Also consider, what if despite your initial impression, the negative energy      is really coming from inside, from part of you?  Are you going to be better      off "reflecting it back" (maybe with additional conscious or  unconscious      oomph) or grounding it?  "Gee, I returned it but good, and now  they have      stepped it up; the sender really needs a lesson!".  That may be more true      than you know, bucko.             Notice that nowhere do we say that one has no "right" to put up a      reflective shield; of course one does, and is fully justified.  Also,      possibly, unwise. There is a distinction between what one has a "right" to do      in "self defense", and what is wise to get drawn into.  Reflecting it is      neither necessary, nor likely to produce positive results, but if _that      itself_ is the lesson to  be learned, what can I say?  Each chooses their own      path, and that is as it should be.  At least if one has considered the above,      one should know what they are stepping into.               Artwork & Border Tile ©Nene Thomas ~ www.nenethomas.com Design & HTML Linda♥M @ Beautiful Backgrounds